Thursday, April 30, 2015

Draft Day Final 7 Round 2015 NFL Mock Draft

Draft Day Final 7 Round 2015 NFL Mock Draft Updated 4/30/15 - 9:00AM

ROUND 1

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston
QB, Florida State

Tampa Bay
can land their franchise QB in the first round then add to the O-Line (Huge
need area) and D-Line in rounds 2 and 3.
Jameis Winston seems to be locked in at #1 right now but Marcus Mariota
has to be in the discussion. The Bucs
have released all their big ticket free agents from last year so building
through the draft is even more crucial now with their lack of depth.

2. Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota
QB, Oregon

I would
draft QB Marcus Mariota here but if the Titans feel they are set with Zach
Mettenberger at QB they can take the top rated 5 Tech (3-4 DE Leonard Williams)
to build up the defense. The Titans are
making the smart play and saying Mariota is a day one starter if they draft
him, which will drum up trade interest (Chargers/Rivers or Browns two 1st
round picks?). With OLB’s Morgan and
Orakpo on board, it takes OLB out of the first round discussion but they can
still take an impact OLB in the top 4 rounds along with O-Line. Maybe this is an epic bluff and they actually
love Mariota, similar to the Jags and Bortles last year. A trade down with the Jets/Rams/Eagles/Browns/Chargers
makes sense if they can get a future #1 and 2nd this year or get
Philip Rivers.

3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Amari Cooper
WR, Alabama

An Edge
rusher or LEO linebacker to attack the QB makes the most sense with the 3rd
overall pick. OL/RB/WR can be addressed
after the first round. The Jags are in a
great position to demand a king’s ransom for a team trying to trade up for
Mariota if he falls to 3. Will they go safe
(Fowler) or upside (Beasley)? The Jags
have upgraded their interior D-Line (If Leonard Williams falls to #3 he may be too
good to pass up though) and signed a huge weapon on offense with TE Julius
Thomas. *Late buzz on WR Amari Cooper to the Jags.

4. Oakland Raiders: Leonard Williams
DE/DT, USC

Having a
franchise QB with Carr in place makes life a lot easier. The #1 WR (Amari Cooper or Kevin White) on
their board or a D-Lineman (Leonard Williams) to pair with stud LB Khalil Mack
makes perfect sense. The Raiders are another
trade down candidate for a team desperate for a QB. Kevin White is the upside pick at WR; Amari
Cooper is the polished, safe, day one starter who fits best with Derek Carr. *Top D-Lineman Leonard Williams has expressed
his desire to play for the raiders and he could easily fall here, then a guy
like WR DGB in round 2 would be a great way to start the draft.

5. Washington Redskins: Dante Fowler,
Jr. DE/OLB, Florida

*A scenario
is presenting itself where the #1 player (Leonard Williams) could fall to the
Redskins, they can’t pass on him. A
Right Tackle to pair with LT Trent Williams, an outside linebacker and
Safety/Corner are need areas. Free
agency has improved NT, CB and Safety so it looks like OLB or trade down for a
team that wants Marcus Mariota. Some
rumors that they will take QB Marcus Mariota here at 5 but I think they just
want to trade down.

6. New York Jets: Vic Beasley DE/OLB,
Clemson

The Jets may
have one of the two franchise QB’s fall to them at 6, run don’t walk that card
up to the podium if that happens. The
other options would be the top rated pass rushing outside linebacker or the top
WR. Corner is no longer a need with the
free agent signings of Revis, Cromartie and Buster Skrine. WR’s Cooper or White could be best available
as would RB Todd Gurley.

7. Chicago Bears: Kevin White WR, West
Virginia

The Bears
need to add talent to the defense and players that fit their new 3-4 scheme
(they have addressed this successfully through free agency). WR is a need after the Brandon Marshall trade
andAmari Cooper or
Kevin White would be the Best Available Player here. I think it comes down to the top WR or NT
Danny Shelton.

8. Atlanta Falcons: Alvin “Bud”
Dupree DE/OLB, Kentucky

*Some buzz
now that this pick could be O-Line or RB Todd Gurley but I’m going with Edge
rusher. Addressing the pass rush has to
be the #1 priority in round 1 even though they have been attacking the D-Line
and Linebackers in free agency. Another
O-Lineman would make sense here but rounds 2-4 seems more likely. Running Back, TE and another CB seem to be on
the radar after round one.

9. New York Giants: Brandon Scherff
OT/OG, Iowa

*I don’t
want to give the Giants a Guard at #9 but it sure looks like the board may fall
that way, hopefully I’m wrong because you can get better value at guard in
rounds 2 or 3.

The Giants
need one more O-Lineman to solidify the line; they should also look at the top
rated pass rusher even with the return of JPP and George Selvie signing. Safety (Landon Collins) is a big need after
missing out in Free Agency and a future middle linebacker would look good in
round 2 or 3 but the Giants never seem to draft a LB in the first few rounds. The GMen always take the top rated player on
their board and that could actually be a WR here in round one with Amari
Cooper, Kevin White or DeVante Parker.
If it is O-Line I would bet on La’el Collins or Brandon Scherff *(LT
Andrus Peat/Ereck Flowers are getting top 10 buzz now and possibly to the
Giants). I still like DE/OLB Bud Dupree
or DE/DT Arik Armstead (Armstead is huge and versatile and fits the Giants
profile) here if the top Edge rushers fly off the board (Shane Ray seems to be
sliding and now Randy Gregory with the failed drug test). GM Jerry Reese has consistently said he will
look at a playmaker (WR/DE) at the top of the draft rather than interior
O-Line, the problem with the pass rushers is that the top 4 are better suited
as outside linebackers in a 3-4 defense.
A DT like Danny Shelton would also fill a need.

10. St. Louis Rams: Ereck Flowers OT,
Miami

Adding to
the O-Line or a WR/CB makes sense. The
Rams really have a good roster and now have QB Nick Foles to compete in the
west. *Some rumors that they might trade
up for QB Marcus Mariota. *Added DT Nick
Fairley to an already stacked D-Line.

11. Minnesota Vikings: Trae Waynes CB,
Michigan State

O-Line may
be the biggest need with the regression of LT Matt Kalil along with another CB and
inside linebacker. The idea of reuniting
Bridgewater with college teammate WR DeVante Parker or picking High School
teammate Amari Cooper seems too good to pass up but both could be off the board.

12. Cleveland Browns: Danny Shelton
NT/DT, Washington

The Browns
need a #1 WR, even with the signing of Dwayne Bowe, and a TE to replace Jordan
Cameron. Interior D-Line and linebackers
should be addressed, along with a Right Tackle.
They can’t draft DGB so they have to hope one of the top 3 WR’s falls to
12 or they may have to reach at 19. If
they don’t trade up for Mariota this pick should be a WR, NT or RT.

13. New Orleans Saints: Randy Gregory
DE/OLB, Nebraska

Well, it
appears the saints are in full rebuild mode, so all positions are up for grabs
in the draft. Look for a pass rushing
OLB, CB/S, O-Line and TE. They have
loaded up on draft picks and with the trades of Jimmy Graham/Kenny Stills and
Ben Grubbs.

14. Miami Dolphins: DeVante Parker WR,
Louisville

Linebacker, Guard,
WR, RB and another Corner are need areas.
Signing Suh eliminates interior D-Line as a need area. Kenny Stills will replace Mike Wallace;
signing TE Jordan Cameron is a great pickup to open up the field for Ryan
Tannehill. *Buzz on RB Todd Gurley here.

15. San Francisco 49ers: Arik Armstead
DE/DT, Oregon

WR’s, CB’s
along with youth on both the D-Line/O-Line and now Inside Linebacker are need
areas. WR Torrey Smith is set to be the
deep threat. They need to replace OG
Iupati and with Chris Borland and Patrick Willis retiring, ILB is now a need. I really like the idea of WR Dorial
Green-Beckham here or DE/DT Arik Armstead at 15.

16. Houston Texans: Kevin Johnson CB,
Wake Forest

Corner, ILB/OLB,
WR and O-Line are the top need areas. A
Franchise QB is needed but after the top two guys come off the board, I don’t
see one in this year’s draft and Brian Hoyer/Ryan Mallet seem to be the way the
Texans want to go. *Signing Safety Rahim Moore should take Safety Landon
Collins out of the 1st round discussion. Cecil Shorts and Vince
Wilfork are great low cost signings.

17. San Diego Chargers: Todd Gurley RB,
Georgia

*Strong
rumors about trading up for Mariota at #2 and giving up Phillip Rivers and #17
to the Titans*. Continue building up the O-Line, D-Line and Linebacker’s. RB and CB’s are needed. OG Orlando Franklin is a great signing and
could take O-Line out of first round discussion and move Todd Gurley or Melvin
Gordon to the top of the draft board.

18. Kansas City Chiefs: Andrus Peat OT,
Stanford

Even with
the signing of WR Jeremy Maclin; more WR’s are needed due to the fact that the
Chiefs had no TD’s from their WR’s last year.
O-Line, secondary, inside linebackers should also be addressed. *Traded for and extended Guard Ben Grubbs.

19. Cleveland Browns (Buffalo): Breshad
Perriman WR, UCF

Their second
first round pick (From the Bills) will depend on what they do at pick #12, I
expect a WR with one of these picks even if they have to reach here.

20. Philadelphia Eagles: Byron Jones CB/FS,
UCONN

Maybe they
make a big move and trade up for QB Marcus Mariota, if not; Philly will look to
add WR/OLB/OL and secondary even with the free agency moves. We can cross RB off as a need now too.

21. Cincinnati Bengals:Dorial Green-Beckham WR, Oklahoma

A pass
rushing DE/LB, another young CB/WR and O-Line look to be the main need
areas. An impact DT to pair with Geno
Atkins is in play here too. Bringing
back DE Michael Johnson is a low risk, high reward signing.

22. Pittsburgh Steelers: Landon Collins
SS, Alabama

The Steelers
really need to attack the secondary with several CB’s and a Safety. A pass rushing OLB should also be addressed
with Jarvis Jones not living up to his draft status yet and the loss of Jason
Worilds.

23. Detroit Lions: Malcom Brown NT/DT,
Texas

The Lions
replace Suh with Haloti Ngata from the Ravens for a 4th and 5th
round pick, which is a great move but a young DT is needed. Another CB/WR/RB and O-Line would fit as
well.The Lions must know something about Nick Fairley after
letting him go to the Rams for only 1 year/5 million.

24. Arizona Cardinals: Melvin Gordon RB,
Wisconsin

Arizona
could be in position to draft the top RB prospect (Gurley/Gordon). OLB, ILB, DE and CB are the areas it sounds
like the Cards will focus on.Signing OG Mike Iupati is one of the best pick-ups of the offseason and
ILB Sean Weatherspoon is a great upside signing.

25. Carolina Panthers:D.J Humphries OT, Florida

This is the
year to fix the O-Line; at least two picks are needed to bolster the line. A #2 WR, a DE and one more CB are also needs. Signing Michael Oher does not change anything
with regards to upgrading the O-Line.
Florida left tackle D.J Humphries has been linked to the Panthers.

26. Baltimore Ravens: Jaelen Strong WR,
Arizona State

CB’s and
WR’s are the top needs but a first round RB makes sense even with the resigning
of Justin Forsett. Teams always cherry
pick from the Ravens Free Agents but Baltimore always seems to know their
players true values.

27. Dallas Cowboys: Marcus Peters CB,
Washington

Another pass
rushing DE, DT and CB’s look to be the top need areas. If a top RB is sitting here, it would present
the best value, especially with the departure of RB DeMarco Murray. I don’t think the signing of RB Darren
McFadden takes them out of the running for a RB in the first 3 rounds. *DE Greg Hardy takes away the need for a pass
rusher in the first few rounds, unless a suspension comes down early.

28. Denver Broncos: Cedric Ogbuehi OT,
Texas A&M

They can add
to the O-Line, Interior D-Line, Inside Linebacker and a TE to replace Julius
Thomas even though they signed Owen Daniels and brought back Virgil Green.

29. Indianapolis Colts: Jake Fisher OT,
Oregon

O-Line will
always be important when you have the best young QB in the game. The Colts also need to address their run
defense with a DE/DT/LB. Signing RB
Frank Gore and WR Andre Johnson takes away needs in the first few rounds.

30. Green Bay Packers: Eric Kendricks LB,
UCLA

Inside
linebacker (so Clay Matthews can move back to outside linebacker) and Interior
D-Line look like the top needs. CB,
Safety and another O-Lineman look like needs in round 3-7.

31. New Orleans Saints (Seahawks): Phillip
Dorsett WR, Miami

The Saints
traded TE Jimmy Graham and a 4th round pick to the Seahawks for the
31st pick and Center Max Unger.
The Saints now have two 1st round picks and can address
CB/OLB/OL/WR or take a TE here at the end of round 1. If they view WR/TE Devin Funchess as a move
TE he could replace Jimmy Graham or they could go with a true TE in Maxx
Williams.

32. New England Patriots:Eddie Goldman DT/DE, Florida State

A true #1 WR
would be perfect but CB is now a huge need with the loss of Revis and
Browner. Interior O-Line and Interior
D-Line are needs and if the top RB (Todd Gurley) falls to the end of round 1 it
would open the field up for Brady and has to be an option. DE/OLB Jabaal Sheard could easily be the
steal of free agency.